1979 60 Minutes Backstage at The Muppet Show

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  • @DreamDancer82
    @DreamDancer82 Před 7 lety +105

    Behind the scenes with the geniuses that made the Muppet Show what it was. RIP Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, and Jerry Juhl.

  • @Asukenick
    @Asukenick Před 4 lety +74

    Its sad Jim and Richard died so young.

  • @fool4singing
    @fool4singing Před 9 lety +155

    Frank is not only a genius puppeteer, but a very quick, smart comic. He really made those characters come alive, and now that he's retired, they've just lost their magic...he needs to get back in the saddle!

    • @sha11235
      @sha11235 Před 8 lety +13

      Well, he passed the torch on to Eric Jacobson, who does a pretty good job.

    • @fool4singing
      @fool4singing Před 8 lety +15

      "Pretty good" isn't good enough for me. I can't watch Miss Piggy anymore without thinking about how funny and feisty she used to be when Frank controlled her...

    • @misterartist1603
      @misterartist1603 Před 6 lety +9

      Well... he's not exactly retired
      He's Yoda again

    • @eugeneoregonstate67
      @eugeneoregonstate67 Před 5 lety +7

      @@fool4singing i agree. Disney doesn't get that the Muppets are losers. Gonzo is the resident daredevil and will always be, but the others muppets got into stunts too, such as Muppet ladder and skydiving out of a plane. But Disney just forgot that.

    • @southparkboyproductions6040
      @southparkboyproductions6040 Před 4 lety +9

      I kinda doubt Frank will return. He didn’t like how Disney treated the muppets

  • @DarrellS54
    @DarrellS54 Před 5 lety +36

    The sign of a great artist is when you`re shown on camera performing the character and still everybody is only paying attention to the character.

  • @bubblezovlove7213
    @bubblezovlove7213 Před 4 lety +32

    The Muppets mean more to me and many other people that I can barely use words to describe . I'd loved to have been part of something like that. The Muppets and Jim and Frank and everyone that worked with them are as big a part of my life as anything else. I'll never forget Birdbird saying "thanks Kermit" at Jim's memorial. My god, my true and loving god... nothing touched my soul like the Muppets did and still do. It's a lesson in life. Keep your ass going because you could be Frank and Jim or the Muppets. You could effect someone like those wonderful Muppets effected me. And one single effecting of somones life on that kind of scale is just the most wonderful and beautiful thing. I love you. Every last person that brought the world the Muppets..,,, I love you. Thank you so much. Xxxxx

  • @Sandlot1992
    @Sandlot1992 Před rokem +5

    the Holy Grail of Behind the Scenes!

  • @scottmoore1614
    @scottmoore1614 Před 3 lety +11

    Henson was a gentle genius. So glad I grew up in the 70s and 80s.

  • @jimhanold9026
    @jimhanold9026 Před 4 lety +10

    I was a regular viewer of "Sesame Street" from 1969 to 1978; and "The Muppet Show" from 1976 to 1979. Fun memories!

  • @ruckrockingduck
    @ruckrockingduck Před 3 lety +12

    Jim Henson died 31 years ago, today. Rest In Peace, Jim.

  • @RobMacKendrick
    @RobMacKendrick Před 3 lety +10

    The lady's right. Morley's a pushover. Just the sight of the Muppets gets him giggling so uncontrollably he can't ask any questions.

    • @megelizabeth9492
      @megelizabeth9492 Před rokem +1

      To be fair, he had just flown all the way to England, and was a bit jet lagged at the time.

  • @FragglevisionReturns
    @FragglevisionReturns Před 10 lety +53

    Richard and Jerry never fail to melt my heart

  • @louiso.4325
    @louiso.4325 Před 7 lety +60

    I must say, this job looks EXTREMELY fun. I wouldn't mind doing this for a living.

    • @bestofjoy
      @bestofjoy Před 5 lety +6

      My dream job

    • @topherholland4646
      @topherholland4646 Před 5 lety +5

      I would definitely love this job, along with being the star of my own shows and movies.

    • @starlightstarbright7618
      @starlightstarbright7618 Před 5 lety +1

      I agree . I Think I might do this, but again it is a hard job . But enjoyable thing to do .

    • @evangeliaiscoolscrewu
      @evangeliaiscoolscrewu Před 5 lety +3

      Barney Os. I don’t care if I get a cramp, I’d love every second of that job if I worked for them in the future!

    • @nightisright1873
      @nightisright1873 Před 4 lety +6

      Well I hate to break it to you Disney killed this fun environment

  • @lknapp235
    @lknapp235 Před 5 lety +51

    The way it distorts "Jim Henson" at 1:20 made me almost spit out my coffee.

    • @mesquitegirl2013
      @mesquitegirl2013 Před 5 lety +1

      Me too

    • @kellyweingart3692
      @kellyweingart3692 Před 4 lety +11

      *distorted voice* “Jim Henson”

    • @bmxscape
      @bmxscape Před 3 lety +1

      makes you wonder what the original commentator said and why they had to dub it over

    • @sharkfan75
      @sharkfan75 Před 2 lety +5

      Jł₥ Ⱨɇ₦₴ø₦

    • @billwenham
      @billwenham Před 2 lety +3

      @@bmxscape It's just an old tape...

  • @ronwade5433
    @ronwade5433 Před 4 lety +17

    Muppets rocked the 1980s! The BBC was the only network that would air this wonderful show.

    • @judahsong
      @judahsong Před 4 lety +2

      CBS 2 in NY in syndication

    • @bletheringfool
      @bletheringfool Před 4 lety +2

      Erm it was made by ITV (ATV to be exact) and shown on ITV back in the day. It was later repeated on the BBC

    • @RobMacKendrick
      @RobMacKendrick Před 3 lety +1

      @@bletheringfool Beat me to it.

    • @fromthesidelines
      @fromthesidelines Před 2 měsíci

      "THE MUPPET SHOW" was primarily produced for the five CBS owned and operated statons; they were a production partner, with Henson Associates and ITC {who syndicated it across the United States and around the world, and scheduled it on the ATV network in England}.

  • @JohnnyBeane
    @JohnnyBeane Před 4 lety +11

    Back when television was amazing!

  • @kprimm1967
    @kprimm1967 Před 3 lety +9

    one of my favorite shows EVER made! God bless you Jim Henson and thank you so very much for the wonderful characters you gave the world.

  • @jasobres
    @jasobres Před 5 lety +16

    It's so surreal seeing Frank puppeteer Miss Piggy.

  • @topherholland4646
    @topherholland4646 Před 6 lety +11

    I have always loved The Muppet Show ever since I was just 2 years old.

  • @pattymull514
    @pattymull514 Před 8 lety +17

    R.I.P Jim Henson

  • @gracious1111
    @gracious1111 Před 5 lety +9

    I actually remember watching that episode of 'The Muppet Show' in the 1970s. Particularly I remember the duet with MIss Piggy and Raquel Welch, singing 'Woman'. At the time, I didn't really now who Welch was! :-D

  • @inkfinesseshop
    @inkfinesseshop Před 2 měsíci +1

    The older I get the more I love the Muppets ❤

  • @Hallandoatesmeal
    @Hallandoatesmeal Před 4 lety +12

    Jim’s laugh at 4:59 🥺♥️

  • @Blondie42
    @Blondie42 Před 3 lety +4

    "What's the net worth of the Muppet 'Empire'?"
    Asked of a humble man who never did it for the money.
    People asked Jim a lot of questions he didn't like and they asked it repeatedly when they knew it was uncomfortable for him.

  • @gracious1111
    @gracious1111 Před 5 lety +11

    The correspondent (Morley Safer) makes a comment about how the Muppets are expensive and inimitable, as Disney was in its heyday. In 1979, Disney was still in decline; the movies of the late 60s throught the 70s were not that great, and the TV show was mostly showing old stuff, too. I knew even as a child that the Disney I knew wasn't the Disney of my parents. But then Disney rebounded, and now they own Henson & the Muppets. No one could know in 1979 that the story would end like that.

    • @jasonraczkowski6001
      @jasonraczkowski6001 Před 4 lety +1

      Disney was left for dead in the 70s

    • @fromthesidelines
      @fromthesidelines Před 3 lety

      Ironically, Disney's weekly series was OPPOSITE "60 MINUTES"- in 1979, when this profile was telecast....and in 1990, when it was repeated. No matter *what* title it was shown under, it was always a distant second to "60 MINUTES".

    • @haileyshannon7548
      @haileyshannon7548 Před 6 měsíci

      They just own the Muppets, Sesame Workshop owns the characters from Sesame Street and the Jim Henson company owns everything else (Fraggle Rock, Dark Crystal, Labyrinth)

  • @EdsterIII
    @EdsterIII Před rokem +2

    My buddy and I had gotten Hulu and Disney➕ instead of paying $250.⁰⁰ for Cable📺TV📺. We had watched the better items off of Disney➕ and were looking for something fun for a afternoon lunch party. We both LOVED Dark Crystal, and other "puppeteer" type movies so we watched the Muppet Movie from the 70's. I had forgotten how incredibly well made that was. It was amazing how they made these "puppets" into people. You knew they were puppets but they were so acclimated to their surroundings and to the other people you didn't care. It was genius. Brilliant, amazing, and again incredibly well done! Jim Henson and Frank Oz are two of the MOST CREATIVELY BRILLIANT PEOPLE I'VE EVER SEEN! We watched Muppets in Space, the Muppets🎄Christmas🎄Carol, and the Great Muppet Caper. 👍 We also got into the Muppet Show which THANKFULLY was also on Disney➕. 5 seasons of pure brilliance. It was a "puppet" show but it had some amazing amounts of innuendo, or adult type humor. It was not, repeat NOT just for kids. The Raquel Welch episode was FAAAR FROM IT! LOL!! My point is it was a show for EVERYONE. The adult humor/innuendo/jokes, were tastefully done, the guest stars were a mix of💃dance🕺, 🎭comedy🤣, 🎼🎵🎶musical🎹🎸, and even an action star. Sylvester Stallone was a guest and yep he sang, TWICE! They created a world NOT of puppets and dolls. Not even remotely close. They created a world of wonder for kids, incredible humor for kids and their parents, as well as a world of characters that you loved, again NOT AS PUPPETS, but as who they were.🐸Kermit🐸 the🐸Frog🐸, 🐷Miss🐽🐽Piggy🐷, 🐷Pigs🐷in🐷Space🐷, 🐻Fozzie🐻the🐻Bear🐻, 🐶Rowlf🐶the🐶Dog🐶, um Gonzo the, um, hmm, um, Gonzo the👽👾👽? Even the amazing Band... they were awesome as well! Animal is loved by many, attacked by many more...lol, adored by all! Every skit was CREATIVELY done. Veterinarian's Hospital 🏥 the contiiinuuing stooory of a Quack who's gone to the Dogs! A perfect example of pure love and excitement of a skit. The care and dedication that these people did for this show was not only evident and obvious but it made their fans love it that much more! Pigs in Space was another 🤪goofy🤪skit. Fozzy🐻Bear's🐻 contiiinuuing booombing on stage was another hilarious stooory. 😂 As was Gonzo's attempt at ANYTHING! Yet they made EVERYONE of the characters so real, so special, that we loved them like real characters/people! Watching Kermit the 🐸Frog🐸 riding a🚴‍♂️🚴bicycle🚴‍♀️🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚵‍♂️🚵‍♀️🚵 was incredible Fozzie driving his uncle's Studebaker? Wakka Wakka! Miss 🐷Piggy🐷 goimg Bruce Lee on everyone was epic! But Rowlf's Piano🎹🎹🎹🎹 playing🎹🎹🎹🎹 🎼🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵 and the band's jams on 🎸🎸Guitar🎸🎸🎺trumpet🎺🎻violins🎻and other🪕string🪕instruments, also a🎷saxophone🎷, and even bagpipes! But ANIMAL'S 🥁🥁DRUMMING🥁🥁 WAS THE BEST OF THEM ALL! Janice was great, but Animal was my favorite! Dr.Teeth had a great band! I really had forgotten about the Muppet Show. Now that I've "remembered" I am 100% fully invested in watching every show, any clip, an guest appearances, and movies that the Muppets did, or that Frank Oz and Jim Henson were a part of! They are truly ICONS in Hollywood and they deserve far more accolades that they've received. They helped launch or make popular one of the most educational programs, one of the most amazing kid oriented shows to ever get made. I mean of course of Sesame Street. Rowlf's start on the Jimmy Dean show was the first big opportunity they had. If you haven't seen it LOOK IT UP! IT IS INCREDIBLE! Especially when Rowlf meets his favorite gal, his crush, his LOVE! ❤😍💖❤LASSIE!😍💖💘❤ Yep Rowlf was in love with Lassie and Jimmy Dean got Lassie to come onto his show so Rowlf could meet her. I won't spoil it, but it was HILARIOUS! Kermit the 🐸Frog🐸 and Fozzie also co-hosted the Tonight Show. Yes Johnny Carson's Tonight Show! That how much FAITH Johnny Carson had in Kermit and Fozzie. Or in Jim Henson and Frank Oz. It was a incredible show! Vincent Price was the guest. It was very well made and extremely creative! But best of all it was like EVERY MUPPETS PERFORMANCE, PERFECT, AND EXTREMELY ENTERTAINING!
    RIP Mr. Jim Henson your brilliance, creativity, talent, humor, and amazing abilities are wonderfully beautiful to see. I feel blessed that I was able to see these iconic characters brought to life! God Bless you, and your Family and Friends. You are missed but NEVER forgotten! ❤

  • @kaylaruthhall38
    @kaylaruthhall38 Před 7 lety +12

    I grew up on the Muppet show

  • @matteovillanueva9362
    @matteovillanueva9362 Před 9 lety +32

    Fozzie: Could I bring a friend? Lol It's just my mother. XD

  • @kaylaruthhall38
    @kaylaruthhall38 Před 7 lety +15

    fozzie your my favorite Muppet ever 😁

  • @kaylaruthhall38
    @kaylaruthhall38 Před 7 lety +8

    I would always watch this show all the time 😊

  • @garycarpenter6433
    @garycarpenter6433 Před 2 lety +6

    Jim Henson was a great genius, the Edison of the Muppet world and bringing on the world's Greatest stars didn't hurt either and It had great music and jokes

  • @maziebunny2
    @maziebunny2 Před 9 měsíci

    For as long as I could remember, Muppets have been a staple in my life. Next to Sesame Street, The Muppet Show was the best and watching this look behind the scenes makes me happy and appreciate all the time and energy everyone put in. I cannot help but laugh as Morley talks to Fozzie and Beauregard.

  • @joemedley195
    @joemedley195 Před 4 lety +1

    Nice blast from the past. I remember watching that back in the day.

  • @MrMetalmanRock
    @MrMetalmanRock Před 10 lety +7

    I've always been looking for this. Thanks for posting.

  • @lutello3012
    @lutello3012 Před 5 lety +3

    Just found my grandpa's rabbit ear LP VHS recording of this. Less snow, more ghosting.

  • @DS8379
    @DS8379 Před 7 lety +3

    Thanks so much for the Upload - this is magnificent

  • @bobdylan5056
    @bobdylan5056 Před 6 lety +15

    How could they immediately pin down all of the puppeteers as shy? Frank Oz was pretty extroverted imo.

  • @ethanshepherd4963
    @ethanshepherd4963 Před 3 lety +3

    7:51 Well I care, Fozzie; most species of bears are highly intelligent, able to navigate themselves, find food, use tools, and have heightened senses

  • @tedsowards
    @tedsowards Před 5 lety +3

    This is gold. Thanks for uploading.

  • @mmillerssn
    @mmillerssn Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @evilmothericebearkillerbir6016

    the world needs jim back bad

  • @ericpurkey7502
    @ericpurkey7502 Před 10 lety +12

    Ironically years later Disney bought these wonderful muppets.

    • @YujiUedaFan
      @YujiUedaFan Před 8 lety +5

      +Eric Purkey Jim wanted them to buy them (excluding Sesame Street) back around 1990, but his death slowed things down to the point where it took over 10 years for them to finally have the rights!

    • @javieralbadalejo6354
      @javieralbadalejo6354 Před 8 lety

      +YujiUedaFan And that's exactly just because he knew that, in their hands, The Muppets would live on forever. And they have. Disney has used The Muppets more than when they were in property of the Jim Henson Company

    • @ericpurkey7502
      @ericpurkey7502 Před 8 lety +1

      +Javier Albadalejo I have the first three seasons of the Muppet show on dvd if you do not have this set you should by the first 3 seasons of the Muppet show worth the money when Disney releases seasons 4&5 I will buy those dvd sets and so you should to.

    • @haileyshannon7548
      @haileyshannon7548 Před 6 měsíci

      @@ericpurkey7502 all the episodes are now on Disney+

  • @sakatrak2773
    @sakatrak2773 Před 9 lety +4

    thx for sharing!

    • @taubennett
      @taubennett Před 9 lety +3

      Well I only said that because the guys said Floyd is a guitarist but he plays bass

  • @quizmaster85
    @quizmaster85 Před 2 lety +1

    Incidentally, I think this is from a 1990 re-airing as there is a reference to Jim Henson's passing at the start of this video.

  • @JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet

    Cool! Love the Muppets!

  • @carlosborrero9591
    @carlosborrero9591 Před 3 lety +1

    I wasn't around for jim and i could say i miss him

  • @alonenjersey
    @alonenjersey Před 6 lety +21

    As much as find him funny, I would'nt trust the Swedish Chef to make a slice of toast.

  • @JohannaLeigh
    @JohannaLeigh Před 5 měsíci +1

    😂Morley got it right.... CHARACTERS.

  • @mesquitegirl2013
    @mesquitegirl2013 Před 5 lety +1

    This is so cool

  • @DaFr0g
    @DaFr0g Před 2 lety +2

    1:21 2:48 2:51 It glitched and the pitch went lower for a second

  • @danieljohnson9351
    @danieljohnson9351 Před rokem +1

    I am surprised they would reveal their "secrets".

  • @dr.robertmackenzie8498
    @dr.robertmackenzie8498 Před rokem +1

    Even though. The puppeteers are in view for this segment but not withstanding, you don’t notice them; the puppets are that commanding.

  • @matturban9103
    @matturban9103 Před 4 lety

    Golden stuff.

  • @theprimereason3288
    @theprimereason3288 Před 4 lety +2

    0:06 "cable, televisions permanent twilight zone"
    that didn't age well lol

  • @Debbie9038
    @Debbie9038 Před 4 lety +2

    Will never forget when the Empire strikes back came out and yoga was introduced. Everyone in the theater yelled Fozzy bear at the same time. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @ethanshepherd4963
    @ethanshepherd4963 Před 3 lety +1

    What about my favorite Muppet, Rowlf the Dog? He's played by Jim Henson and later Bill Barretta

  • @slapshot68
    @slapshot68 Před 4 měsíci +1

    They should hav made Carol Spinney a full time cast member n give him a 3rd muppet

    • @fromthesidelines
      @fromthesidelines Před 2 měsíci +2

      The series was taped in England. Spinney was in New York for "SESAME STREET".

  • @garycarpenter6433
    @garycarpenter6433 Před 2 lety

    I missed this episode of 60 Minutes

  • @Andicurrie1
    @Andicurrie1 Před 5 lety +3

    RIP 1937/1936😭

  • @amyclarke41
    @amyclarke41 Před 9 lety +3

    Kool

  • @DanielKing-dk5nr
    @DanielKing-dk5nr Před 4 měsíci +1

    Didn't realize Jim Henson had a lazy eye. Even the guy who did the voice of Gonzo has a lazy eye too.

  • @rvpstudioscanada3991
    @rvpstudioscanada3991 Před 4 lety +9

    Frank has to "be careful" on 'where' he is putting his hands, being so close to Racquel Welsh.

  • @AlmightyToonGod
    @AlmightyToonGod Před 8 lety +11

    RIP Morley Safer

  • @Setebos
    @Setebos Před 4 lety +1

    Love Safer with Miss Piggy.

  • @jsullivan2112
    @jsullivan2112 Před rokem +1

    Anybody know a good resource where I can find out more about the band behind the scenes?

  • @simonrandall5471
    @simonrandall5471 Před 6 lety +16

    Morely seems a little ....rude? Insult after insult. I think he may be jealous. Scooter is a royal pain? Has he seen the show or did someone else write these lines??

    • @starlightstarbright7618
      @starlightstarbright7618 Před 5 lety +5

      Yeah, I agree,that was rude . The things he is saying sound like they've been written on paper. Plus , Scooter is not a royal pain, in fact,he is one of my favorite characters in the Muppets. So this interviewer can take a flying jump . 😡

    • @starlightstarbright7618
      @starlightstarbright7618 Před 5 lety +1

      @@1712Overture hmmmmmm🤔.......
      Okay.🙂

    • @megelizabeth9492
      @megelizabeth9492 Před 2 lety

      To be fair, this was also pretty early in the show, when Scooter was still a bit of an annoying kid, rather than the competent stage manager he would become.

  • @declanseeleymusic
    @declanseeleymusic Před 7 lety +11

    What does he mean "no known language" isn't mock Swedish technically a language?

  • @fromthesidelines
    @fromthesidelines Před 5 lety +2

    You see how, in this 1990 repeat, CBS tried to deride cable TV channels (in Morley's opening remarks) by referring to them as "Television's permanent 'Twilight Zone'"? They were suffering from the inroads of cable competition at the time, while trying to convince advertisers that network TV was still "the only game in town". It was no longer the case by the mid-1980's. And CBS was the weakest of the four broadcast networks at the time, because their creaitivity and vitality were stagnating. This pattern continued through the 1990's.

    • @gracious1111
      @gracious1111 Před 5 lety +2

      I do remember during that time that broadcast networks were still considered the "real thing" and cable channels were places for loads and loads of reruns; that's why he called it the permanent Twilight Zone. There was not a lot of original programming on many of these channels. Even "Night Flight" was often a collection of films etc. that had played elsewhere. Cable TV also seemed to be the place to find offbeat stuff things that weren't playing on the Big 3 networks.

  • @sha11235
    @sha11235 Před 10 lety +3

    They don't just do those characters.

  • @fromthesidelines
    @fromthesidelines Před 5 lety +2

    You know, they didn't HAVE to be there when Raquel Welch was appearing as the week's guest star. I believe the NETWORK insisted on that, because they wanted something "sexy" and "titillating" they could promote at the time.

  • @rodanandme
    @rodanandme Před 3 lety +1

    what the heck this is only 14 and a half minutes! jk

  • @Eric_s_Channel
    @Eric_s_Channel Před 4 lety +2

    What ?? the Band was Live?? OMG

  • @Laceykat66
    @Laceykat66 Před 4 lety +2

    1979?
    The show did not end in 1969. I think this was in 1989.

    • @haileyshannon7548
      @haileyshannon7548 Před 6 měsíci +1

      This is from 1990 after Henson's death, they are the episode from 1979 as part of a memorial.

  • @gmr8988
    @gmr8988 Před 4 lety

    Where's this video from??? Good job!

  • @ethanshepherd4963
    @ethanshepherd4963 Před 3 lety +1

    Did he say "cartoon violence"? Most of the Muppet productions are live-action

    • @DanJackson1977
      @DanJackson1977 Před 2 lety +4

      He meant "Cartoon-ish". "Cartoon Violence" doesnt always literally mean a cartoon.

  • @carlosborrero9591
    @carlosborrero9591 Před 3 lety +1

    Hello

  • @kaelynriver5343
    @kaelynriver5343 Před rokem

    “Get er’ outta here!” 💀🐽

  • @BigBass-xf5yi
    @BigBass-xf5yi Před 2 lety

    Beaker for president . Oh wait, we got it already

  • @Proper.Lady.5
    @Proper.Lady.5 Před 2 lety

    But the sound is terrible!

  • @ronaldharris7639
    @ronaldharris7639 Před 6 lety +3

    Those aren’t real their just puppets

  • @kaylaruthhall38
    @kaylaruthhall38 Před 7 lety +8

    fozzie your my favorite Muppet ever 😁